Research
Royal Society honours Dal oceanographer for globally recognized climate research
One of Canada's highest academic honours goes to Dal oceanographer Dr. Katja Fennel for her globally recognized contributions to climate research. Read more.
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Monday, September 14, 2026
Enabling pharmacists to prescribe preventive Lyme disease medication shifted hundreds of routine cases out of emergency departments, easing pressure on the health-care system, shows a new AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ study.
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
As it enters a new era, the MacEachen Institute of Public Policy and Governance is expanding its efforts to connect researchers, decision-makers, and communities on pressing national and regional issues.
Thursday, August 20, 2026
A new Dal-hosted research institute will connect researchers, students, partners and communities to advance AI research, learning and innovation rooted in Atlantic Canada.
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Tuesday, October 20, 2015
The first AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ faculty member to receive a prestigious Trudeau Fellowship, Prof. Downie's work will inform law, policy and practice around end-of-life care in Canada.
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Between Halifax and Saint John, more than a dozen different AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ heart disease researchers are being supported by this year's Molly Appeal fundraising campaign for the AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Medical Research Foundation.
Monday, October 19, 2015
The Aboriginal Children’s Hurt and Healing (ACHH) art project, an initiative co-led by the School of Nursing's Margot Latimer, is one of several projects selected to compete for $35,000 in crowdfunding through Operation Blue Sky and HeroX.
Sparking a conversation: How a one‑off lecture became a series on racism in Nova Scotia and beyond
Friday, October 16, 2015
"Racism is Killing Us Softly," a series that began with Social Work prof Wanda Thomas Bernard's research into connections between health and racism, continues this fall with a variety of topics.
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Collaborators in Dal's Department of Medical Neuroscience have illuminated a way stimulate muscles that have been disconnected from the nervous system through injury or illnesses such as ALS.